Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 316, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1920 — SHE HAS NO OCCUPATION [ARTICLE]

SHE HAS NO OCCUPATION

nraale nuncan Yale in Woman’s Homo ' companion.) She rises up at break of day, And through bar tasks she races; She cooks the meal as best she may, And scrubs the children’s faces. While schoolbooks, lunehee, ribbons, top, All need consideration, And yet the census-man insists She has "no occupation." When breakfast dishes all are done. She bakes a pudding, maybe; She cleans the rooms up one by one, With one eye watching baby; The mending pile she then attacks, By way of variation. And yet the census man insists She has "no occupation.” She irons for a little white. Then presses pants for daddy; She welcomes with a cheery smile Returning lass and laddie. A hearty dinner next she cooks (No time for relaxation), And yet the census-man insists She has “no occupation." For lessons that the children learn . The evening scarce is ample. To ■'mother dear” they always turn ; Fbr help with each example. In grammar and geography She finds her relaxation, And yet the census man insists She has “no occupation."